Surprised as I look back at the Menu to see the choice and availability of food, despite the severe shortages and rationing. Can't remember much...
Our final get together before we held our Passing Out Parade on the 9th April, the date we were gazetted as Second-Lieutenants. Looking at the...
Remembered Hendon Cemetery http://www.specialforcesroh.com/showthread.php?4037-Layzell-Gordon-Edward Casualty Details | CWGC LAYZELL, GORDON...
Uncle Tom was based at Appledore in 1942 and papers relating to his OCTU (Alton Towers December 1942- May 1943) show that he was previously a...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Hi Alice White (@HistorianAlice) asked me through Twitter (@ChotieDarling) to post a high res. copy of Dick Williams' OCTU...
For some years I have been researching the history of the 148 Training Brigade [aka Wrotham Camp] which was on the site of what is now Vigo...
Can anybody advise me which OCTUs were responsible for training Machine Gun Officers? They may be referred to as Support Weapons OCTUs. I have...
Can anyone please provide the location i.e. address, of the 164 Officer Cadet Training Unit between December 1939 and April 1940? I have...
First time poster so please bear with me. My Grandfather trained with 123rd Officer Cadet Training Regiment, RA in 1943 and was commissioned in...
Hi My late father, William Godley, joined the Royal Artillery T.A. in Edinburgh (292nd Battery, 94th Anti-Aircraft Regiment) in 1938. He was...
Some time ago after starting to read this booklet I wrote to the author asking him to explain a sentence in the book which read “In June 1944 it...
Alan Brierley 868102 (29/04/1922-04/11/1993) I am in the early stages of reconstructing my father’s career in the British Army and I...
I have just found on arrse - Field Promotion - that the OCTU in Egypt was moved to Palestine during WW2. Does anyone know when that was please?...
I am trying to put together a life story of my dad, Wilfred Charles Prince service no. 318897. As usual doing it too late - he died several years...
Hi - my name is Ali and have recently got my Dad's Service Record. He died in 2009 and was always reticent to talk about his past. He was a German...
Hi I am trying to find the records of 133 Officer Cadet Training Unit RA which was based at Shrivenham in 1940 and 1941, training for AA units....
TRUE LOYALS - HISTORY OF 7th LOYALS / 92nd LAA This file now incorporates the full history of 7th Loyals / 92nd LAA as outlined in my book True...
A Unit History I thought I’d start a thread with some of my old Corps details like how it was formed and some lesser known facts so it can be a...
Hi all, Just managed to get a few more pictures for my website related to the Eighth Army, but would like a little help with trying to find out...
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